The Best Dishwashers for 2021 - Reviews, Ratings & Prices

Be careful with the auto opening dry function. If you have a worktop that overhangs you can get problems if you have a wooden worksurface, and you need to dry the area around as it tends to collect condensation.

Used dishwashers are a great option too, like older Whirlpool made models including Kenmore kitchenaid inglis amana, the older version of the whirlpools offered a powerclean wash system which by far is the most powerful dishwashing system invented. I have the final generation of the powerclean, runs like new and still looks like new.

I replaced my GE Profile with a Bosch SHPM78 series two years ago. Install was straightforward. It is very quiet, which is needed in our "open concept" home layout. Loading is a bit tricky, but the cleaning results are quite good. We open the door immediately after the "finished" chime to speed drying. We're satisfied.

Thanks for an informative video! This is certainly one area of technology that has changed considerably over the last 10-15 years so it's hard to just be a "reliable" consumer because the big names have become less consistent. I would love to just stick to the same brand names but then industry has changed considerably. Without question, actually drying the dishes is a big deal for me. I could care less about the technical reasons why this is considered a "special" feature.

I've had my Jennair dishwasher going on three years. It's got so many great features. I love the stainless steel inside. I thought my old Maytag was quiet. Our house is open concept and the new Jennair dishwasher never makes noticeable noise. I love the adjustable racks. It takes care of everything. Everything comes out clean and spotless even in my hardest of hard water.

After waiting just over 3 months, Yale just delivered the Miele G7106SCUSS that replaced a Bosch 850 something. The wait was worth it. The construction of the Miele is more substantial than that of the Bosch, and probably most other dishwashers (the Miele sides, back, and top are covered with SS panels). The Miele can also hold more wide dishes and bowls due to the wider spaced tines and upper utensil rack. One recommendation for Yale is to include a copy of the instruction showing how to open the door of a Miele dishwasher with auto-opening door. I had to Google for instructions.

We have the KitchenAid and one unexpected downside was that the door is much closer to the floor than other dishwashers we have owed. It's a little further to bend down to load and unload. Also, the open door lines up perfectly with my ankles which has resulted in a few painful interactions.

I wish myself going to any store in my country and being as informed as now... All data, issues, funcionality of each brand/solutions at hand... You’re rocking the world of appliances’ reviews - keep it going!

You've overlooked countertop dishwashers, a practical solution for small kitchens. I've had mine for 8 months now. Brilliant performance and copes easily with a 6-place setting. Gave up part of countertop space but sooo worth it. Efficient, incredibly quiet and only £200 + £35 to install. 5-star.

You should add, the higher end kitchenaid have their pro dry feature. Which has a fan built in and works great at getting even plastic dry.

We got our Miele dishwasher 9 years and have never had a problem with it. In fact it still amazes us on how good it is.

Your video reviews are the best I’ve found and your FREE DISHWASHER BUYING GUIDE is very comprehensive. If I lived in your area, I’d certainly buy from you for the product AND the service which I’m sure is as top notch as your videos. 🥰 Thanks so much for posting these. I watched every one! 😊

I agree with him wholeheartedly - the best dishwasher is the one you can find. After only 4 years, my Bosch 800 died. I had no idea how much I would miss the racking design (especially the third rack for flatware ). I ended up with the floor model of a Kemore Elite that was being discontinued. Overall I like the Kenmore. I do not care for how the racks are designed. My plates constantly want to fall over and dish capacity is half of what the Bosch had. However, it does the job - it washes the dishes. I cook a lot and have no interest in doing all the dishes by hand. Thank you for the tips for my next dishwasher ~

I had a high end kitchenaide....a finicky creature. I had to run hot water into the line prior to using every time. Yes it was quiet, but I found it less effective than the base Kenmore I replaced. I've since replaced all appliances with GE and I'm thrilled with the GE. Quiet and effective.

I have a Bosch for many years and i love it. I like the stainless tank, easy to use features. Normal - half load- heavy load and delay start. That is all i need. I have put my stem wine glasses at the bottom rack on half load and came out super clean. I would not buy another dishwasher with a grinder at the bottom again. Nothing but trouble if some olive pit or piece of glass get in it! It broke my last dishwasher.

Thermador and Asko are pretty much not available in most European countries, KitchenAid is very rare to see with the exception of UK.
Miele is rare because of being too expensive or lacking options/functions and still being much more expensive compared to other brands.
Probably most common are Bosh/Siemens, AEG/Electrolux, Beko as cheap brand.
Currently using higher model Siemens past 8 or so years and probably getting AEG as next.

We've had a HORRIFIC time with out KITCHENAID DISHWASHER AND FRIDGE. Both have had several failures (all major). The main motor on our dishasher was good for only 2 years. Then seals went bad after slowly leaking and ruining our cabinets. A real POS and a nightmare. We are going to try our luck wiht Miele which we should have done from day one I think.

Thank you for your review. I carefully observed all the features from each model, including app integration, and bought a model that had all but volcanic rock drying. I had the LG installed two days ago.

Just bought and installed a Kitchen Aid dishwasher model KDFE204KPSO, couldn’t get the installer to show up and install it. Did it myself. Works great and so quiet we have to get our ears within inches to hear anything in a quiet room. Cleans excellently, but we don’t use the typical dish soap they sell in stores. Get our professional soap on line.

The best appliance is the one that works day in, day out for years. I recommend Bosch based on the very quiet effective dishwasher in my kitchen for the last 15 years.

My old GE dishwasher/sink combo made in 1938 had no heat element for drying. The door popped open at the end of the cycle. Unfortunately, it was a top loader, and if you were air drying your hand washed crystal when the dishwasher finished, it could be quite ugly. A mistake you only do once. (And, no, I didn't, I was warned).

We love our Kitchenaid dishwasher. It far out cleans the Bosch dishwasher we had previously. Fewer adjustments on the racks are better because the clips wear out and fall off.

My 15-year old Kitchenaid has become infirmed. What I like most about it is the availability of parts and the ease of replacing the parts. It's time to replace it, because the next repair involves the motherboard.

I bought a cheap integrated Beko in 2016 in Ireland and it was excellent. I would buy another Beko in a heartbeat. In my new home here in Spain I have a dishwasher by a company called TEKA. I have only owned it 4 months and the rinse aid is leaking. Also the layout of the drawer is horrible and seems to hold half what the Beko did. Also, the Beko could get nearly everything clean using the 30 min ECO setting. Not so with the TEKA. I would also consider a Bosch as I have owned many of their appliances over the years with good luck.

I’ve had my Whirlpool dishwasher for 30 yrs. I think I had it serviced once. It still is running the same. Paid $400.00 for it 30 yrs. ago. Got very lucky I guess.

I read in a NY Times Wirecutter review of Bosch dishwashers that they have bitumen (asphalt) coating for sound dampening purposes. After some research on steel tub dishwashers I learned that this was an issue for some people creating bad odors when it was heated up. I subsequently searched on bitumen and dishwashers and learned that most stainless steel tub dishwashers use this potentially toxic coating to dampen noise. For this reason I'm considering a higher end plastic tub dishwasher (Whirlpool) with nylon racks rather than more concerning pvc racks. Has this home health aspect of dishwasher construction ever come up as an issue?

The most disappointing dishwasher I have had is Bosch. It didn't last a year and the part/service call to fix it was so expensive that I just bought a new dishwasher instead.

Many older dishwashers (and a few cheap new ones) have a vent on the front near the top, and moist warm air is released into the room while drying (except warm air rises and caused minor damage to the underside of my cheapo pressboard arborite countertop in that spot).
Lately it has become more fashionable to hide that vent on the side of the door. How nice, now moist air is released onto the adjacent expensive wood cabinetry. Will that ruin the wood finish there after a few years? Will it be easy to match the repaired wood finish to the rest of the cabinets, or will this fashionable venting cause unfashionable permanent cabinet damage?

Thank you for your great video. I knew I was about to have an “appliance mutiny” since they are all from 1996 or older. Well, the dishwasher bit the dust yesterday evening. So today I went out and got a Bosch 500 series. I was going to get the 800 series but they said it would take two weeks to six months to get it. Maybe. I looked at my husband and said the 500 series is in stock, looks good. Doing your homework is important and the appliance shortage is real. Fastest shopping that we have done in a long time. I think the refrigerator is the next appliance to give up its will to cool.

We recently moved in a new (to us) house and wanted to replace the appliances. Availability is a real thing. Back ordered for months. Can’t believe what’s happening in the appliance world right now! Furniture also. Feel bad for the folks working in These areas.

I was able to buy american made parts, locally for my 15 y.o. kitchen aide refrigerator, made by whirlpool. You might go into the reason why some of these brands are unavailable. Because parts are made in China. Avoid Korean appliances and g.e. because they make the parts in China. Buy the whirlpool umbrella of brands.

Our 10 year old GE just flooded our house. Got a new $1100 GE with turbo drying. The drying feature adds 60-90 minutes to the cycle and the dishes come out very wet. Any concave surface that can hold a tiny bit of water will all have puddles.

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bought a roper in 2003 for $187 brand new at lowes it gets run everyother day and is still going strong. cant beat that.

He is correct about Bosch Crystal dry...works great. Miele is the best...just pricing. Go with a Bosch with Crystal dry or a Miele....Beko is a Bloomberg...racks fall apratr

Thermador has had a few recalls on their dishwashers. Also if you live in Chicago good luck finding someone to service any of your Thermador products. While Thermador will provide you with a list of repair centers near you, you will quickly discover the centers are no where near you and the ones that are, no longer service Chicago. Same goes for Bosch.

Maytag 8959 is probably the best top rack and overall dishwasher under 1000 bucks

I'd like to get a Bosch dishwasher, probably in the 500 or 800 Series. But we're getting the Thermador appliance package and it offers their line of dishwasher. Our salesperson told us that the Bosch and Thermador dishwashers are essentially the same because Bosch owns Thermador. What's your opinion? Your posts are always informative. Thank you for posting them.

in house i built, i put all ge Monogram, the dishwasher worked great and did not make much noise and that was 18 years ago, and it is the first dishwasher, i seen to have interior lights. sold the house and brought a house and did a full remodel. and did all thermador r , the dish washer was 44DB and led time counter that shined on the floor so you knew when it was done and interior lights where in blue, not the best but it always smelled. i complained up and down and i was told to do this and that and this again and i clean the filter and ran vinegar in it it stilled smelled. sold the house and building again, i am going with Bosch, benchmark. Shx89pw75n 38DB white lights on the inside the smelled problem has been fixed but no more countdown just a red light on the floor

Thanks so much for this informative video! I haven't been able to locate the SHP86ZP5N; the stores keep telling me that it's D5 N. I'd really like to buy the P5N.

This is extremely good and helpful information as my KitchenAid Dishwasher will be 20 years old! I will probably have to consider a new dishwasher sometime in the future.

Thank you for Really informative video! I also downloaded your Dishwasher Buying Guide. Could you recommend which dishwashers work the best for stemmed wine glasses? If I would like to fit many of them?

You didn't cover what some would consider the most important thing. The utensil holders. When I bought a new machine I had to take the old holder out and put it in the new machine, because the new machine's were super small and wouldn't hold a lot of the utensils that I use. I also had a utensil holder in the door of my old machine that I always used, that I couldn't put in the new machine.

Thank you so much for this video. I bought GE appliances because l loved the black stainless steel at the time. After 3 years the water pump went up. I have no plans to get another GE model and there is no other color match for my appliances so have been doing research on panel ready dishwasher. Of course l cannot find a Bosch 300 dishwasher anywhere. I will look into Beko. Thanks so much for sharing.

Done with whirlpool/Maytag! My 3 yr old dishwashers plastic cheap push buttons are broken. 2 tiny plastic clips broke off but the whole expensive panel has to be replaced. Called them but they refused to replace the part. I would have to pay 200 plus service. Thanks for reviewing these other brands .

The only dishwasher in America that offers a heating element and a food grinder is General Electric. Some other American brands, like Maytag, used to offer both, but have since eliminated the grinder and now force you to deal with a filter that must be periodically cleaned out manually, like the Euro dishwashers. Thankfully, GE makes simple looking dishwasher designs, and since almost every dishwasher look similar, it's a no-brainer, the one with the least amount of maintenance, and comparable performance, wins. If you want a heating element, and a grinder in your dishwasher, GE is the only way to go now.

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You are awesome with your posts... thank you so very much for all the info. ❣️

Hotpoint is another brand widely available in European stores..also Smeg..

Thank you for making sense out of choosing a dishwasher.

Thank you for this informative video! I need a dishwasher with water softener because we have really hard water in the South San Francisco Bay area--I live in Los Gatos. Which dishwasher do you recommend in this case? I would love to see a video on this topic.

What's the general opinion on Maytag dishwashers? I had a Bosch in a house I just sold. I lived in the house for seven years. I bought the Bosch which was like $1000 at the time. I just moved in to a different house and I want to replace the ugly, white appliances with stainless steel units. I'm looking at a Maytag dishwasher that's like $750. It has good reviews. I've been partial with the Maytag brand for my clothes washer and dryer because they've always been very reliable. But I have zero experience with Maytag dishwashers.

Thank you very much for the review! What are the best 18-inch built in dishwashers to consider? Many thanks.

In fall of 2018 the dishwasher in the house we’d moved into three weeks earlier stopped working. We replaced with a GE gdt695ssj4ss. We’re pleased with it but it seems like it’s gotten a little louder over the years. Is this possible?
Apart from cleaning the filters regularly-and much more frequently since we cook every meal at home-do you have recommendations for keeping them in peak operating condition?
Also: I was today-years old when I discovered that the middle rack can be lowered.
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Really good information. Thanks for posting these videos

How reliable are LG dishwashers? They seem to have great features and options with a great look and feel. I always see Bosch and KitchenAid mentioned, where does LG stand in 2021?

Miele is perhaps the most expensive diswasher, but remember in Europe we go for quality, got one myself, its not a bread you buy daily

Thank you for the very informative video! I knew there was a reason I really liked the KitchenAid, and I am going to buy it.

TBH, I'd rather have a hard food grinder than filters that have to be washed out. I know, though, this means a much louder dishwasher. That's fine with me.

I’m glad you didn’t mention Samsung because their appliances are garbage especially our dishwasher & refrigerator. Both have had issues & we’ll never buy any Samsung product of any kind again.

very informative! thank you

Please talk about drawer dishwashers.

I'm still using a Whirlpool Quiet Partner from Sears (remember them?). The days of a good $300 DW are long gone. Very sad.

Great information!
Thank You!

I wish you guys were in my area. Love these videos.

If people would learn to take care of their appliances, they wouldn't have to always buy new ones....

Fantastic video! Had no idea you were out there. Thanks.

I bought a new whirlpool a couple week's ago . Right off the bat ,it won't drain. So I go back to lowes to see about exchange , said they would. But when I get there the manager says she doesn't know what Im talking about and they don't exchange or do returns after 7 days on bent and dent appliances. So I saved three hundred bucks on a dishwasher with according to the Google videos, that I've watched. It is a clogged drain .which is a simple to fix even if i have to change the pump.. So thanks Google for your help and screw lowes for your manager lying her ass off and heads up Home Depot i need a new everything else ! Integrity is not something you can find these days !!

thanks for posting this, very helpful.

I’ve been waiting for a year to buy a new dishwasher. They keep telling me it’s basically a crapshoot waiting to receive them. So I keep waiting for the situation to get better but it doesn’t seem to be. Now summer is coming and I’m not going to have to stick around home in case my dishwasher shows up. I am hand washing dishes right now. I may be hand washing forever. When they are finally available I’ll have the information I need thanks to your videos. I just keep watching them in hopes that one day I’ll be able to plunk down my money for a much needed appliance.

Thank you so much.
Very good. .really appreciate it.

Is the pull out racks on kitchen aid better then before? We currently have a kitchen aid dishwasher. The rollers on the top rack fails 85% of the time now and it’s been leaking but we can’t figure out why. It’s an older one, with our kitchen remodel we changing out all appliances.
I’m about to order our appliances because I know it may take time for them to come in. We were going Bosch 800 because of the current issues with our kitchen aid. Your video has me second guessing that.
Would you do kitchen aid over Bosch? Bosch had me with the adjustable 3rd rack.

Hi there, what would be the best one for drying Tupperware?

I found the Bosch 100 24” supposedly available at Lowes near me. Bought it online. Shall see if its really in stock. Eek!

We have had a Bosch diswasher for a number of years hated it. Took forever to wash and broke down a number of times. Never again just bought a Thermador.

I want one that's really loud and really cleans the dishes! If I must hand wash them first then what's the point?
The "smarter" an appliance is the faster they break. Integrated circuits + water+ heat is a recipe for malfunction. I try not to buy anything that's smarter than me. OK I'm kind of joking but there's truth in there.

My guest if he did not include any of GE models in his presentation, that is means GE is the best manufacturer that does not need marketing!!!

No apt size dishwashers in the listing? Any suggestions for an 18" reliable, not too noisy dishwasher ?

3:05 lmao We have a POS GE and it doesn't dry at all (even though it's heated). It has the jet dry spot but the hole is so small it takes forever to fill. It also needs to be filled in only a few washes. I'm also not partial to chemicals be left on the dishes. So back to 3:05, I open the door now as soon as it's done. I also grab and shake each rack hard to shake off excess water. Now if I could figure out how to stop the dishwasher from etching the glasses.

No mention of LG. It also has wifi and very quiet

How about LG dishwashers? How come you didn’t rate them though they are considered one of the best?

I have a 12 yr old Kitchenaid that no longer dries and control panel issues. And the dishes/glasses while clean, SMELL BAD after the cycle is done. What aspect of new machines makes sure I dont get that smell?

I love my Kitchen Aid at $1199

Going to ever review the Cove dishwasher part of the Wolf/Subzero group?

Great video!!!

Any thoughts on wolf brand/ cove?

I have an Asko 30 plus years old.just removed it from operation leaking pump other than that never needed service. Model 1502..In the early 90s $949....

Great reviews. I'll be back. (I live in the Chicago area. I just bought a Beko dishwasher yesterday.)

Interesting USA reviews never consider efficiency of electricity or water which is generally considered the most important issue in Europe.

On noise levels. Nowhere do you say that 10 decibels is 10 times louder and 5 decibels is almost 4x louder. the difference between the quiets at 39 and another recommended one at 55 is about 50 times louder! Decibels is a log scale and every 3 more decibels is 2x louder. think carefully about noise levels.